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PARTICIPANTS:
Jeff Anzevino (Director of Land Use Advocacy, Scenic Hudson), Karl Beard (NYS Director, NPS Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program, NE Reg.), Frank Bergman (President, Hudson River Boat and Yacht Club Association), Melissa Brett (Vice President, Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.), Mark Castiglione (Acting Executive Director, Hudson River Valley Greenway), David Church (Orange County Planning Commissioner), John Clarke (Development and Design Coordinator, Dutchess County Planning Department), John Dennehey (Senior Planner, Hudson River Valley Greenway), Peter Fleischer (Executive Director, Empire State Future), Huntley Gill, (Fireboat John J. Harvey), Ellen Jouret-Epstain (Columbia Land Conservancy), Rob Lane (Senior Fellow, Regional Plan Association), Peter Markou (Supervisor, Town of Catskill), Barbara “Charlie” Murphy (Vice President, Pattern for Progress), Michael Oates (President and CEO, Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation), George Potanovic (Photographer), Peter Paden (Executive Director, Columbia Land Conservancy), Rob Pirani (Director of Environmental Programs, Regional Plan Association), Nicholas A. Robinson (Professor, Pace Law School), Sacha Spector (Director of Conservation Science, Scenic Hudson), Erin Tobin (Regional Director – Technical and Grant Programs, Eastern New York, Preservation League of New York State), Anne Van Ingen (Director of Architecture, Planning & Design/Capital Projects, NYS Council on the Arts).
FULL REPORT: View full report by clicking HERE.
VISION:
As we pass the Hudson 400th and look to the decades ahead, the heart of our vision is preservation and enhancement of the very qualities and resources that make the Hudson Valley the world class region that has earned its Congressional designation as a National Heritage Area and its reputation as a place with an outstanding quality of life:
- City and town centers are vibrant hubs for living and working. They attract young people, families and seniors;
- An excellent mass-transportation system with inter-municipal links and opportunities for walking, bicycle riding, river transit, and other alternatives to auto travel;
- Areas designated for industrial and commercial use near existing infrastructure that attract and support a vibrant economy.
- A natural environment whose areas meet the highest state and federal standards for biological diversity, scenic beauty, and agricultural productivity are permanently protected from future development.
- A formalized tradition of regional planning.
- A plentiful supply of clean, tasty and safe drinking water.
- Unlimited public access to Hudson River where a full range of recreational activities can be enjoyed along a sewage- and pollution-free river where real time information on site-specific water quality is available river wide.
- Land and water free of legacy toxic pollutants such as PCBs.
- Stable, sustainable populations of all the River’s native fish and aquatic species.
- Residential and commercial buildings powered, heated and cooled distributed renewable energy resources, none of which rely on River water for cooling or other purposes;
- Existing building stock is adaptively reused.
- Air quality meets state and federal health standards.
- Carbon emissions are among the lowest in the nation. Planning policies ( including both land conservation and building codes) reflect state-of-the art practices for adaptation to rising sea levels from climate change;
PROPOSITIONS: (Click on each proposition below to read more and comment.)
1. CREATE ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE CENTERS SURROUNDED BY PERMANENTLY PROTECTED OPEN SPACE AND WORKING FARMS
2. PROTECT AND PRESERVE UNDEVELOPED LAND RESOURCES
3. ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIVE LAND USE REVIEW PROCESSES THAT BALANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
4. REVITALIZE AND REDEVELOP THE HUDSON RIVER’S WATERFRONTS
5. FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ADAPTING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
6. IMPROVE OUR AIR AND WATER QUALITY
7. DEVELOP CLEAN AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
8. CREATE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR HEALTHY FISH, WILDLIFE AND HABITAT
9. CLEANUP AND REDEVELOP BROWNFIELDS
10. IMPROVE ACCESS TO BOATING AND RECREATION
11. DEVELOP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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TASK FORCE CHAIRS:
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PARTICIPANTS:
Jeff Anzevino (Director of Land Use Advocacy, Scenic Hudson), Karl Beard (NYS Director, NPS Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program, NE Reg.), Frank Bergman (President, Hudson River Boat and Yacht Club Association), Melissa Brett (Vice President, Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.), Mark Castiglione (Acting Executive Director, Hudson River Valley Greenway), David Church (Orange County Planning Commissioner), John Clarke (Development and Design Coordinator, Dutchess County Planning Department), John Dennehey (Senior Planner, Hudson River Valley Greenway), Peter Fleischer (Executive Director, Empire State Future), Huntley Gill, (Fireboat John J. Harvey), Ellen Jouret-Epstain (Columbia Land Conservancy), Rob Lane (Senior Fellow, Regional Plan Association), Peter Markou (Supervisor, Town of Catskill), Barbara “Charlie” Murphy (Vice President, Pattern for Progress), Michael Oates (President and CEO, Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation), George Potanovic (Photographer), Peter Paden (Executive Director, Columbia Land Conservancy), Rob Pirani (Director of Environmental Programs, Regional Plan Association), Nicholas A. Robinson (Professor, Pace Law School), Sacha Spector (Director of Conservation Science, Scenic Hudson), Erin Tobin (Regional Director – Technical and Grant Programs, Eastern New York, Preservation League of New York State), Anne Van Ingen (Director of Architecture, Planning & Design/Capital Projects, NYS Council on the Arts).
FULL REPORT: View full report by clicking HERE.
VISION:
As we pass the Hudson 400th and look to the decades ahead, the heart of our vision is preservation and enhancement of the very qualities and resources that make the Hudson Valley the world class region that has earned its Congressional designation as a National Heritage Area and its reputation as a place with an outstanding quality of life:
PROPOSITIONS: (Click on each proposition below to read more and comment.)
1. CREATE ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE CENTERS SURROUNDED BY PERMANENTLY PROTECTED OPEN SPACE AND WORKING FARMS
2. PROTECT AND PRESERVE UNDEVELOPED LAND RESOURCES
3. ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIVE LAND USE REVIEW PROCESSES THAT BALANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
4. REVITALIZE AND REDEVELOP THE HUDSON RIVER’S WATERFRONTS
5. FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ADAPTING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
6. IMPROVE OUR AIR AND WATER QUALITY
7. DEVELOP CLEAN AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
8. CREATE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR HEALTHY FISH, WILDLIFE AND HABITAT
9. CLEANUP AND REDEVELOP BROWNFIELDS
10. IMPROVE ACCESS TO BOATING AND RECREATION
11. DEVELOP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION